Punica granatum Common Name: Pomegranate Origin: Asia Height: Up to 20’ Light: Partial to full sun Water: Keep soil moist Bloom: Red; April, May, and June Comments: Pomegranates have beautiful orange-red trumpet shaped flowers with ruffled petals. The fruit is technically a berry. It is filled with crunchy seeds, each of which is encased in a juicy, somewhat acidic pulp that is itself enclosed in a membranous skin. The juice has more than twice the amount of antioxidants found in grape juice. |